--- title: 'HPC Development Engineer at CIQ' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/hpc-development-engineer-ciq-remote-z1adq5knrcga' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-13' --- # HPC Development Engineer at CIQ - **Company:** CIQ - **Location:** Remote - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-09-09 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/ciq/jobs/5410856008 ## Job description ## CIQ OVERVIEW CIQ builds the enterprise infrastructure that powers the world's most demanding workloads. From the operating system layer through AI infrastructure, high-performance computing, and cloud-native orchestration, CIQ delivers the speed, security, scalability, and sovereignty that major enterprises, government agencies, and research institutions depend on. CIQ is the founding support and services partner of Rocky Linux and the developer of the RLC Pro family of Enterprise Linux distributions, Fuzzball workload orchestration, Warewulf Pro cluster provisioning, and Ascender Pro automation. Our customers include some of the largest and most technically sophisticated organizations in the world, working across HPC, AI/ML, defense, and regulated industries. We are a company of builders, operators, and open source practitioners. If you want to do work that matters, at a company that is genuinely changing how enterprise infrastructure gets built and run, we want to talk. ## POSITION SUMMARY As an HPC Development Engineer, you will work within the Engineering department to design, develop, and support enterprise solutions by contributing to the products and infrastructure for CIQ. You will also maintain our systems' capacity and performance. You need to be able to troubleshoot and improve applications and processes. You’ll analyze current code and industry developments to design engineering solutions to solve problems and create seamless user experiences. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Leading and participating in architecture-level discussions, planning, and - implementation. - Researching to ensure that what we are building is always the best path forward. - Documenting projects to share knowledge and facilitate integration for users. - Driving proof of concepts and minimal viable products for demonstration. - Supporting multiple services before they go live through activities such as system design consulting, developing software platforms and frameworks, capacity planning, and launch reviews. - Improving products by collaborating with Engineering teams, Product teams, Sales teams, and open-source communities (as needed) on optimal and relevant solutions while sharing knowledge. - Designing and guiding solutions by filling the gap in ambiguous requirements. ## NEEDED TO SUCCEED Successful candidates will have: - You will have an understanding of Linux and Cloud infrastructure. - Extensive experience with GoLang, Pulumi, Kubernetes, and other tools/technologies within engineering. - The ability to pivot to new challenges in a fast-paced startup environment. - Expertise in deriving solutions from high-level or incomplete requirements. - Strong problem-solving skills and an eagerness to learn. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - The ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote team environment. - A friendly, collaborative, humble, honest, and always striving-to-be-better attitude. - Flexibility to support an on-call rotation. ## EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE - A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a similar field. - At least 10 years of experience writing software in Go, Python, Scala, etc. - A demonstrated mastery of Linux and cloud(AWS/Azure/GCP). - High-performance or scientific computing experience is a plus. ## BENEFITS - Medical, dental, and vision insurance. - Flexible paid time off. - Employee stock options. - Remote work; no travel required for most positions. ## About CIQ ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: CIQ provides enterprise-grade, FIPS-validated software infrastructure for AI, HPC, and regulated environments, built around Rocky Linux and open-source orchestration tools. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A; raised $26M total funding) - **Headquarters**: Reno, Nevada, USA - **Founded**: 2020 - **Founders**: Gregory Kurtzer (CEO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Enterprise infrastructure software, AI/HPC orchestration, Linux and open-source support. - **Target customers**: Large enterprises, research institutions, and government agencies requiring secure, compliant, and scalable Linux-based infrastructure. B2B, Enterprise. - **Mission or purpose statement**: “Simplify and unify software infrastructure, enabling you to craft groundbreaking technologies for the generations to come.” [ciq.com](https://ciq.com/company/about) ## Products & Services - **RLC Pro (Rocky Linux Commercial Pro)**: The commercial, enterprise-grade binary-compatible Linux distribution based on Rocky Linux. Includes LTS, FIPS 140-3 validated cryptography, and CAVP-certified post-quantum algorithms. Tiered versions include RLC Pro Hardened (for CMMC, CNSA 2.0) and RLC Pro AI (pre-integrated with NVIDIA CUDA/DOCA and AMD ROCm). - **Fuzzball**: A high-performance orchestration platform for AI and HPC workloads across on-premises and multi-cloud environments. - **Warewulf Pro**: Stateless cluster provisioning at scale, ensuring every node boots from a known state. - **Ascender Pro**: An open, enterprise-grade IT automation platform for managing complex workflows across the entire stack. - **Enterprise Support & Consulting**: Direct access to Linux and HPC engineers for production support, custom training, and hands-on consulting. - **Training**: Customized training on Linux, IT automation, HPC, and AI infrastructure, available in-person or virtually. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed. - **Key Metric**: Total funding of $26M (Series A). Reported 2.75M+ Rocky Linux instances and 250k average monthly downloads. [ciq.com](https://ciq.com/) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Key partners include NVIDIA and AMD (pre-integrated GPU stacks). Investors not fully detailed on public site. - **Growth Signals**: 90% of Fortune 100 companies are reported users. Headcount growth trends show +66.7% yearly increase in job postings. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ctrliq) Amazon Linux 2 end-of-life (June 2026) provides a significant market migration opportunity to Rocky Linux. ## Competitive Advantages - **Rocky Linux Ownership**: As the founding commercial support and services partner of Rocky Linux, CIQ has direct influence and deep expertise in the most popular CentOS replacement. - **Full-Stack Integration**: Pre-validated NVIDIA and AMD GPU stacks (CUDA, DOCA, ROCm) eliminate driver matching and kernel conflicts, offering a ready-to-run AI infrastructure. - **Compliance and Security**: FIPS 140-3, CAVP, and CMMC certifications make CIQ a go-to for regulated industries and government contracts. - **Open-Source Core**: Built on open-source communities (Rocky Linux, Warewulf, Fuzzball), ensuring transparency and community innovation while providing enterprise-grade support. ## Strategic Focus - **AI Infrastructure**: Optimizing the OS and orchestration layers specifically for GPU-accelerated AI workloads, targeting the growing enterprise AI market. - **Regulated Environments**: Deepening compliance capabilities (CNSA 2.0, CMMC) to serve federal and defense sectors. - **Migration from Amazon Linux 2**: Capitalizing on the June 2026 end-of-life deadline to attract AWS-native enterprises seeking a stable, compliant alternative. - **Open-Source Ecosystem**: Continuing to invest in and lead the Rocky Linux and related open-source communities to drive adoption and innovation. ## Why Work Here - **100% Remote**: Full remote flexibility is a core offering. [ciq.com](https://ciq.com/company/careers) - **Culture of Ownership**: Emphasis on accountability, “startup mode” efficiency, and a “customer first” philosophy. - **Work with Industry Pioneers**: Collaborate with the creator of Rocky Linux and other open-source and HPC veterans. - **Comprehensive Benefits**: Healthcare, vision, dental, flexible PTO, and growth opportunities. - **Open and Humble Environment**: Culture built on mutual respect, diversity, and constructive feedback, with a “no-drama” policy. ## Sources 1. [ciq.com](https://ciq.com/) 2. [ciq.com - About](https://ciq.com/company/about) 3. [ciq.com - Careers](https://ciq.com/company/careers) 4. [ciq.com - Leadership](https://ciq.com/company/leadership) 5. 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